Improvement in water-drawers



lUNITED STATES M. W. JENKS, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WATER- DRAWERS.

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent No. 56,568, dated J nly 24, 1866.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, M. W. JENKS, of Richmond, Indiana, have invented cert-ain new and useful Improvements in Water-Drawers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, rei'- erence being had to the accompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon, which accompany this specification and form a part thereof.

My invention relates to that description of water-drawers in which a chain or belt is used by means of a windlass for hoisting the bucket, and a tripper attached to the sides of the curb or box for emptying the same; and it consists of a brake-lever with a pawl attached, the pawl operating to retain the windlass at any desired point of its course, and may be released by pressing upon the lever, which instantly acts as a brake, ret-arding the revolutions of the windlass proportionate to the pressure used.

It further consists in hanging the tripper above the point at which the bucket turns in process of being emptied; and it also further consists in the construction of the water-box with its spoilt separate and movable, so that it can be removed and thawed when obstructed by ice.

place by the spring w, operating the lever m, at or near its junction with the pawl s.

The water-box b b b is provided with a spout, e, and is secured to the curb a a a by hooks and staples d, and can be taken oft' at pleasure.

rIhe pawl t, also, is intended to work in the ratchet o when required, and serves as a lock upon the windlass ff when the curb is closed tightly by the cover A against and upon the cross-bar B, as shown by the dotted lines, by which means the e'ntire curb or box is perfectly and securely closed, and no water can be drawn from the well or cistern, as the pawls t and s will prevent the operation of the cylinder or windlass ff, and no water can be drawn.

The tripper Z is hung upon pivots at l and 2 on the curb a a a, and from its position is exempted from the action of frost or ice, and thus secures at all times a perfect rendition ot' its functions.

In drawing the bucket up the pawl .fr readily adjusts itself to the ratchet o, and holds it at any desired point before reaching the tripper, and when reaching that point it is emptied, as described, and upon the exertion of press` ure upon the handle of the lever m the pawl s is released, and the bucket is governed in its descent by the pressure upon the lever m.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new, and desire toy secure by Letters Patent, is

The arrangement of the several parts in combination, as hereinbefore specified and set forth.

M. w. JENxs.

Witnesses:

WM. T. DENNIS, v J. STOVER. 

